A new Microsoft TechNet UK webcast series titled ‘MCS Talks Infrastructure Architecture’ that will run from August 2008 to December 2008. It will consist of a series of 10 webcasts, each detailing a different aspect of Enterprise or Infrastructure architecture.
This first session will introduce the “MCS Talks Infrastructure Architecture” webcast series, giving an overview of the series and what’s to come. We will then move in to an overview session looking at the general architecture strategies of specific technology areas, such as adopting Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 and show some real benefits from their deployment. Datacentre consolidation is also a serious consideration for many so we’ll be looking how Microsoft Hyper-V and the System Center suite of tools can be used to accelerate this and ensure long term reliability from this approach. Finally we’ll cover some of the other virtualization strategies we’re seeing, such as when and why we would look to virtualize particular workloads, how virtualization can support branch office models and remote working and finally Microsoft overall virtualization storey, including Presentation and Application virtualization
To register go to the MCS Talks Enterprise Architecture – session 1, Enterprise Architecture Overview Page
This paper provides an overview of the content deployment feature in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 for the IT pro audience, and describes an end-to-end scenario for how to create and successfully perform a content deployment between two site collections.
To view this document, click here: End-to-End Content Deployment Walkthrough (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=120537&clcid=0x409)
New on MSDN - Administering records management
Updated: 2008-05-01
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From OBA Sample Application Kit for PeopleSoft
Office Business Application (OBA) Sample Application Kit for PeopleSoft
So, you're probably asking yourself: what is OBA, and why should I care?? OBAs are essentially a new breed of composite application that you build using the Office Platform. OBAs at their essence are made up of three major pieces: i) the LOB system (e.g. SAP, PeopleSoft, or Dynamics), ii) A customized Office client (e.g. custom task pane using Visual Studio), and iii) SharePoint customizations (e.g. Business Data Catalog (BDC)) Web part. The value of OBAs derives from the fact that by building them you can integrate specific parts of the LOB systems in your organization directly into the Office interface that your information workers use on a daily basis--think Sales data integrated into Excel 2007 which enables you to use the native functionality of Excel and a customized Excel client to read/write data. This same idea applies to the SharePoint environment, where developers can also create views into data using different service-bound Web parts. The net for OBA development is that if your orgamization uses Office in their daily operations and you're not building OBAs, then you're missing an opportunity to leverage your existing infrastructure (as opposed to building and supporting separate LOB applications).
For more information on OBA, I would suggest the following resources:
1. Six Office Business Applications (MS Press) or Programming Microsoft Office Business Applications (MS Press).
2. Overview of an OBA: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb614538.aspx.
3. Overview of OBA Solution Patterns: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb614541.aspx.
4. My blog (http://blogs.msdn.com/steve_fox/) where I've listed out some additional resources to check out.
So, with the above in hand what is this OBA Sample Application Kit for PeopleSoft?
In many cases, developers don't have the knowledge on how to programmatically integrate Office applications with LOB systems. What this kit provides is guidance on how you can integrate with Web services that have been generated from within PeopleSoft and then consume those services within a .NET and managed code environment. The OBA Sample Application Kit for PeopleSoft (one in a series of kits) includes a whitepaper, installation document, source code, and client-side binaries (server-side (MOSS) code is discussed in the documents how to deploy) for you to use and learn how you integrate PeopleSoft programmatically into your Office system.
The goal of the kit is to provide developers with some information on how they can go ahead and learn how to programmatically integrate PeopleSoft with Office (specifically Outlook 2007 and MOSS 2007), thus providing you with specific knowledge around Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO) - a component technology within Visual Studio 2008 that enables you to build Office solutions, the MOSS 2007 BDC and the integration with Web services, and more generically the use of Web services developed using PeopleTool within .NET and the Visual Studio IDE.
I hope you enjoy the kit, and if you're looking for something on SAP integration, check out the OBA Sample Application Kit for SAP: http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/obasapsak.
Steve
PS There was an issue with the source code download--empty zip file noted on 04/20/08. I've uploaded the bits again, so this problem should now be resolved. Apologies for the inconvenience.
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Nice blog post from Ben Gardner on using Microsoft OneNote and Microsoft SharePoint
"One of the less well known features of OneNote is the capacity to create shared notebooks. We have combined OneNote 2007 with SharePoint 2007 to create an excellent team knowledge management tool, which we refer to as 'OnePoint'."
Read Bens post - OnePoint: Revolutionising team collaboration for more information.
Tropical Shipping provides containerized shipping services, cargo transfer, and other freight services. For many years, the company’s systems for enterprise messaging and related functions were based on IBM Lotus Domino and Notes. However, Tropical Shipping wanted to better integrate these systems into the company’s Active Directory®–based IT environment and to reduce Notes licensing expenses. In 2007, Tropical Shipping began deploying a comprehensive communication and collaboration solution with Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 and Microsoft Office SharePoint® Server 2007 as its foundation. Although deployment is still in progress, the new solution is already supporting more streamlined IT management and more effective employee communication, resulting in improved productivity. It also provides a flexible, efficient path for migrating the company’s Notes applications in the near future.
Tropical Shipping - Lotus Notes Migration Case Study
Microsoft Unified Communications technologies help streamline communications between people and organisations, regardless of medium, platform, device, or location. Attaining the Unified Communications Solutions competency enables you to demonstrate your expertise in planning, deploying and managing solutions for email and calendaring, presence and instant messaging (IM), unified messaging, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) call management and audio-video-Web conferencing. All using Microsoft Unified Communications technologies, including Microsoft Exchange Server and Microsoft Office Communications Server.
For more information on Training, Fast Start Kits and announcements visit the UC Partner Competency Page
The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Solution Accelerator is an agentless toolkit that will find computers on a network and perform a detailed inventory of the computers using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), the Remote Registry Service, or the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). Using this data, MAP will assess and report whether computers can run Windows Vista, Microsoft Office 2007 and Microsoft Application Virtualization (formerly SoftGrid). Assessments for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista also include device driver availability and recommendations for hardware upgrades that may be required.
MAP includes features for gathering performance metrics from computers you are considering for consolidation using Hyper-V in addition to Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2. Using the performance metrics and a model virtual server host computer, you can generate reports that recommend placement of the physical servers in a virtual server environment.Other new reports include a Security Center Assessment for client computers, a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 inventory report as well as an enhanced virtual machine inventory report to help you assess your virtualization efforts to date.
MAP incorporates the assessment features provided by the Windows Vista Hardware Assessment Solution Accelerator, including localization of the Windows Vista assessment reports in French, German, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, and Brazilian Portuguese.
For home users and users with a few Windows XP computers to migrate, use the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor to understand the readiness of your computer for Windows Vista.
Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit Solution Accelerator
Just in case you haven't seen these .. .. ..
Microsoft's Intelligent Application Gateway (IAG) 2007 provides secure socket layer (SSL)-based application access and protection with endpoint security management, enabling granular access control and deep content inspection from a broad range of devices and locations to line-of-business, intranet, and client/server resources.
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Intelligent Application Optimizer for Outlook Web Access
Learn how IAG 2007 provides the benefits of an SSL virtual private network (VPN) with integrated endpoint security and application-layer security via the Intelligent Application Optimizer module for Microsoft Outlook Web Access.
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Intelligent Application Optimizer for Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server
Read this overview of IAG 2007 with the SharePoint Server Application Optimizer, which cost-effectively enhances collaboration between employees, partners, and customers by providing fully functional and secure policy-based extranet access to this collaborative platform.
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Intelligent Application Optimizer for SAP Enterprise Portal
Read this overview of IAG 2007 with the SAP Application Optimizer, which enables organizations to extend the value of SAP applications and portal infrastructure software by providing employees, partners, and customers secure policy-based extranet access from Internet-enabled devices.
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Intelligent Application Optimizer for IBM Lotus Domino
This overview of IAG 2007’s IBM Lotus Domino Application Optimizer describes how it cost-effectively enhances communication and collaboration between employees, partners, and customers by providing secure extranet access to the IBM Lotus Domino collaboration platform.
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Intelligent Application Optimizer for Mobile Access
Read how the IAG 2007 solution for mobile access provides a security-enhanced front end to servers running Microsoft Exchange, data encryption, and Microsoft ActiveSync single sign-on for e-mail push functionality.
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Intelligent Application Optimizer for IBM Lotus Domino Web Access
Read this outline of unique Intelligent Application Optimizer features for enabling secure access to Domino Web Access, including transparent Domino server selection.
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Intelligent Application Optimizer for IBM Websphere Portal
Read this outline of the Application Optimizer that enables secure access to IBM WebSphere portals and applications, with complete control over incoming and outgoing content and native support for Tivoli Access Manager and Domino Directory facilitate user authentication and authorization.
For more information go to the IAG 2007 Product Datasheet Page
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Description
Microsoft Site Delete Capture LE version 1.0 is an Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 solution package that when deployed to a Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 server farm enables administrators to create a snapshot of site collections and Webs when they are deleted through the SharePoint user interface, the SharePoint Administration Tool, or Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007.
Microsoft IT Site Delete Capture LE 1.0 is a light-weight implementation of the Microsoft IT Site Delete Capture 1.0 offered as a Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 solution package. This build does not include e-mail notification logic and introduces deprecated application event logging.
Installation:
Refer to the Microsoft IT Site Delete Capture LE Operations Deployment Guide for guided installation steps or optionally download MSIT Site Delete Capture.bat to automate the installation.
Microsoft IT Site Delete Capture LE 1.0
The Exchange Web Services Windows Vista Gadget sample application uses Exchange Web Services to retrieve Inbox, Calendar, and Task information from a user's Exchange 2007 mailbox. This sample application enables you to do the following:
- View your latest e-mail messages, upcoming appointments, and tasks.
- Page through your Inbox.
- Open items in a fly-out window.
- Open items in Outlook Web Access.
- Mark messages as read or unread.
- Delete messages.
I met the guys from Waterfood Technologies a few weeks ago who had an interesting little product that dealt with email archiving, discovery and compliance.
Reduce email storage costsFaster backups, better email server reliability, mailbox size reduction. | Reduce legal costsInstantly search and retrieve messages from the archive - easily export to PSTs. | Meet regulatory requirementsSOX, GLBA, SEC, FINRA, HIPAA, BASEL II, FOI, etc. Save emails, Bloomberg, IM. Avoid fines. | Save space, reduce storage costsFaster backups, delete old files, archive files to lower cost media. | Control deletion of messagesProtect your business - ensure data destruction of messages in the archive. | Enforce policy - find abusersIdentify leakage of confidential information, stop inappropriate content. | Recover fasterGet operational immediately.
Recover one user or the entire server. | Infinite message storeUser self-service to find any message they ever sent or received. | Never lose commitmentsTrack projects, contracts, customers, complaints, prospects, deals, etc. | |
If you'd like more information give them a call on +44 121 601 7041
From CIO Magazine -
CIOs will gain the strategic influence they desire if they innovate and achieve efficiency on tightened budgets says Bryan MacDonald, director of the CIO practice at recruitment specialists Harvey Nash. MacDonald said the company’s 10th annual CIO survey revealed CIOs are focussing on collaborative innovation.
Respondents to the survey said the board was looking for technology to enhance operational efficiency, 76 per cent said this was the most important issue for them as CIOs and for the business. Efficiency from improved internal processes was seen as the primary innovation by 65 per cent of the survey group. Harvey Nash describes innovation as the: “key to maintaining competitive advantage through the current economic downturn”.
For more information read the Innovative CIOs gain strategic influence article
Transporter Suite contains a set of tools for migrations from both Lotus Domino Servers, and generic IMAP/POP sources. For Lotus Domino the suite contains a set of tools for Directory and Free/Busy interoperability between Lotus Domino 6 or 7 and
Exchange Server 2007 and
Windows Server 2003 Active Directory. In addition for Lotus Domino the suite contains migration tools to migrate users, groups, personal address lists, mailboxes, personal mail archives, and applications from Lotus Domino 5, 6 or 7 to Active Directory,
Exchange Server 2007, and
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. For generic POP/IMAP servers the suite contains a set of tools to bulk migrate mailboxes from any generic email servers that support the POP3 or IMAP4 protocol to mailboxes in Exchange Server 2007
Microsoft Transporter Suite
Microsoft® Forefront™ Security for SharePoint® manages and integrates multiple scan engines from industry leading vendors to help protect Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows® SharePoint Services 3.0
collaboration environments against the latest threats. It provides controls for blocking unwanted content, optimizes server performance, and simplifies security management. Forefront Security for SharePoint with Service Pack 2 (SP2) now includes support for Windows Server® 2008 and includes installable keyword lists in 11 languages for automatically blocking documents containing profanity and discriminatory content.
For more information read the Microsoft Forefront Security for SharePoint Data Sheet
